Contribute to Wikipedia - it's not hard to do!
Submitted by sacommunity on Fri, 10/18/2013 - 12:29
Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation, gives a 6-step how-to
Wikipedia depends on the contributions of ordinary people who want to share information. Have you thought about how you might be able to help?
Here are 6 steps you need to follow, according to Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation:
- Find a topic that interests you
- Google it
- Assemble your facts into a decent article
- Add citations
- Make some final tweaks
- Then hit Save Page. And you’re done!
Well, that's the short version. More details here!
There are plenty of other resources on the web that will help too:
- YouTube video 3'37": How to Create a Wikipedia Article
- Wiki-How article with pictures
- More how to versions here, here and here
- Use the Wikipedia Subject wizard to get started
- Read the Wikipedia Your first article page
Go on, give it a go!
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